Self-Lighting Smoking Device

ABSTRACT

A self-lighting smoking device comprising an elongated smoke canal, where the elongated smoke canal includes a mouthpiece; a bowl at an opposite end of the elongated smoke canal from the mouthpiece, where the bowl includes an inner cavity to receive a smoking product; a lighter attached to the elongated smoke canal of the pipe, where the lighter is positioned by the bowl; and an actuator attached to the lighter, where the actuator ignites a flame to light the smoking product within the inner cavity of the bowl.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a smoking device that includes a meansto light the device built into the device itself.

2. Description of Related Art

Various types of smoking devices have been used the world over for manyyears. More recently smoking products like medical cannabis are beingused for medicinal purposes to alleviate patients' nausea, pain,stimulate hunger and relieve eye pressure. Due to the medicinal purposesof the smoking products, the use of smoking device continues to grow.The most popular devices are pipes, including water pipes or spoon-stylepipes. These devices typically receive the tobacco or cannabis in areceiving bowl at an opposite end from a mouthpiece. The smoking productis then ignited with a lighter to burn allowing the user to inhale theresulting smoke. Many times the user must be very dexterous or nimblewith their hands to hold the pipe while simultaneously igniting thelighter. For many patients this task may be laborious or even impossibleif their hands are unable to grip both the pipe and the lighter at thesame time.

Over the years, some devices have been developed to assist smokers whenlighting their pipes. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,146,042 by Russell J.Malorana discloses a smoking pipe and lighter system where a lighterdevice is positioned within the end of a pipe. The lighter is removablefrom the pipe to keep the lighter near the pipe as needed by the user.Alternatively, U.S. Pat. No. 4,276,892 by Joseph Iaquinta discloses asmoking device with self contained lighting apparatus wherein a lighteris within the bowl of the apparatus to ignite the inner contents of thebowl.

While these device combine a lighter with a smoking device, they arebulky and awkward when held. It would be desirable in the art to providea smoking device that incorporates a lighter with a pipe. It would alsobe beneficial in the art to provide a pipe and lighter combination thatis small and compact for easy portability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, thegeneral purpose of the present invention is to provide a self-lightingsmoking device, configured to include all of the advantages of the priorart, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent therein.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pipeincorporated with a lighter to keep a lighter readily available for auser.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pipe with alighter, where the pipe is a spoon-type pipe, a forward facing pipe or awater pipe.

To achieve the above objects, in an aspect of the present invention, aself-lighting smoking device is described comprising an elongated smokecanal, where the elongated smoke canal includes a mouthpiece; a bowl atan opposite end of the elongated smoke canal from the mouthpiece, wherethe bowl includes an inner cavity to receive a smoking product; alighter attached to the elongated smoke canal of the pipe, where thelighter is positioned by the bowl;

and an actuator attached to the lighter, where the actuator ignites aflame to light the smoking product within the inner cavity of the bowl.

These together with other aspects of the present invention, along withthe various features of novelty that characterize the present invention,are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forma part of this present invention. For a better understanding of thepresent invention, its operating advantages, and the specific objectsattained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanyingdrawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplaryembodiments of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The advantages and features of the present invention will become betterunderstood with reference to the following detailed description andclaims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein likeelements are identified with like symbols, and in which:

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a self-lighting smoking device inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of a forward facing, self-lightingsmoking device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention; and

FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view of a self-lighting water pipe inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the descriptionof several views of the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention relates to a smoking device that includes a meansto light the device built into the device itself. The self-lightingsmoking device simplifies the use of smoking pipes by providing alighter incorporated into the pipe. The self-lighting smoking devicecomprises a pipe or water pipe, with a bowl affixed to an elongatedsmoke canal. A replaceable lighter is attached to the canal to provide areadily available lighting means. Once the smoking product has beeninserted into the bowl, an actuator on the lighter is pressed to ignitea flame within the bowl, whereby then the resulting smoke may be inhaledthrough the pipe's mouthpiece.

Turning now descriptively to the drawings, referring to FIG. 1, aperspective view of a self-lighting smoking device 100 is shown inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Theself-lighting smoking device 100 is essentially a smoking pipe, or aspoon style pipe, like the ones used to smoke loose leaf tobacco,medicinal herbs, marijuana, medical cannabis and the like. Theself-lighting smoking device 100 includes an elongated smoke canal 102with a mouthpiece 104 at one end. The canal 102 is a hollow tubeattached to a bowl 106 attached at an opposing end from the mouthpiece104. The mouthpiece 104 may be rounded for a comfortable feel.

The bowl 106 is permanently attached to the canal 102. During use, thesmoking product is placed within an inner cavity 108 of the bowl 106.The inner cavity 108 faces upwards to receive the smoking product fromabove like a spoon. The canal 102 and the bowl 106 of the self-lightingsmoking device 100 may be made from blown glass, plastic, metal, wood ora combination of these materials.

Attached to the canal 102 at a portion by the bowl 106 is a lighter 110.The lighter 110 may be a replaceable butane fuel lighter, where fuelcontainer within the lighter 110 may be refilled with fuel as necessary.Alternatively, the lighter 110 may be replaceable to allow for exchangeto a new lighter when the fuel container within the lighter empties.Positioned along the lighter 110 is an actuator 112. The actuator 112ignites a flame 114 within the inner cavity of the bowl 106 to burn thesmoking product. The actuator 112 may be positioned next to the bowl 106on the lighter 110. Alternatively the actuator 112 may be positionedcloser to the mouthpiece 104 to prevent the user's fingers from beingburned by avoiding coming into contact with a hot bowl 106. During use,the user presses the actuator 112 to allow the self-lighting smokingdevice 100 to both contain the smoking product and to ignite it.

Referring now to FIG. 2, a perspective view of a forward facing,self-lighting smoking device 200 is shown in accordance with analternative embodiment of the present invention. The forward facing,self-lighting smoking device 200 is similar to the first embodiment ofthe invention, with the elongated smoke canal 202, mouthpiece 204,lighter 210 and actuator 212, but the bowl 206 is positioned with theinner cavity facing forward. The bowl 206 is attached to the canal 202at a curve 208 at an innermost portion of the bowl 206. The smokingproduct rests within the curve 208 during use.

At a front end of the lighter 210, near the bowl 206, is a fuel tube214. The fuel tube 214 curves around the bowl 206 to position a burner216 in front of the inner cavity of the bowl 206.

When the actuator 212 is pressed the fuel travels through the fuel tube214 where then a flame 218 is ignited at the burner 216. The fuel tube214 positions the flame 218 directly in front of the bowl 206 to allowthe smoking product to burn during inhalation at the mouthpiece 204.

Referring to FIG. 3, a perspective view of a self-lighting water pipe300 is shown in accordance with a third embodiment of the presentinvention. The self-lighting water pipe 300 embodies a standard waterpipe or bong, and includes a bowl 304 to receive water during use, and aneck 302. At a top portion of the neck 302 is a mouthpiece 306. Thesmoke within the bowl 304 travels up through the neck 302 and themouthpiece 306 during use. Within the bowl 304 is a water proof lighter312. An actuator 310 is attached to the lighter 312, and positioned onthe outside of the bowl 304.

The self-lighting smoking device provides smokers with a compact,quality smoking pipe that includes its own ignition source. With theself-lighting smoking device smoking is simplified by having anall-in-one tool, eliminating the need for a separate pipe and lighterfor the user.

The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the presentinvention have been presented for purposes of illustration anddescription. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit theinvention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously manymodifications and variations are possible in light of the aboveteaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order tobest explain the principles of the invention and its practicalapplication, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilizethe invention and various embodiments with various modifications as aresuited to the particular use contemplated.

What is claimed is:
 1. A self-lighting smoking device comprising: anelongated smoke canal, where the elongated smoke canal includes amouthpiece at an end; a bowl at an opposite end of the elongated smokecanal from the mouthpiece, where the bowl includes an inner cavity toreceive a smoking product; a lighter attached to the elongated smokecanal of the pipe, where the lighter is positioned by the bowl; and anactuator attached to the lighter, where the actuator ignites a flame tolight the smoking product within the inner cavity of the bowl.
 2. Theself-lighting smoking device according to claim 1, where the innercavity of the bowl faces upward to receive the smoking product fromabove.
 3. The self-lighting smoking device according to claim 1, wherethe inner cavity of the bowl faces forward to create a forward facingbowl, and where the bowl attaches to the elongated smoke canal at aninnermost curve within the inner cavity.
 4. The self-lighting smokingdevice according to claim 3, where the lighter includes a fuel tube toposition a burner in front of the forward facing bowl.
 5. Theself-lighting smoking device according to claim 4, where the burnerignites a flame in front of the bowl.
 6. The self-lighting smokingdevice according to claim 1, where the actuator is positioned along thelighter by the bowl.
 7. The self-lighting smoking device according toclaim 1, where the actuator is positioned along the lighter towards themouthpiece.
 8. The self-lighting smoking device according to claim 1,where the elongated smoke canal and the bowl are made from one of atleast glass, metal, wood and plastic.
 9. The self-lighting smokingdevice according to claim 1, where the lighter is removable.
 10. Theself-lighting smoking device according to claim 1, where the lighterincludes a refillable fuel container.
 11. The self-lighting smokingdevice according to claim 1, where the device is embodied as a waterpipe.